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Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Solis of Los Angeles named bishop of Salt Lake City
UPDATED -- Previously he served the Archdiocese of Manila and the Diocese of Cabanatuan, both in the Philippines before coming to the United States in 1984.
Young adult’s ‘dark past’ becomes asset in ministry to recovering addicts
Scott Weeman thought his life was over at 26. After hitting bottom he reached out for help with his alcohol and drug addiction. Now 31, he runs a program that offers recovery within the context of Catholic spirituality and sacraments.
Cardinal Tobin looks to bridge chasm between faith, life in anxious world
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin urged the church to be salt for the earth so that the presence of Christ does not become "a comforting, nostalgic memory."
How will U.S. policy affect Middle East’s Christians in 2017?
Given the interest in, and media coverage of, other issues, it's an open question as to just what the United States would do for the Middle East's Christian minorities under the presidential administration of Donald J. Trump.
Aleppo friar says learn about Syria, keep an open mind
Syrians don't want to leave their homeland, they want a safe place to live in peace, said a Franciscan friar from Aleppo, Syria, who spoke on Jan. 5 with the Archdiocese of Washington's Holy Land Committee.
U.S. bishops say that prayer, local dialogue key to bringing peace
The work to "root out racism and create healthy dynamics in our neighborhoods" is a long-term project, but the scope of it should not cause fear or intimidation, wrote Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta, chairman of the Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities.
‘Secure the border, welcome the stranger,’ bishops urge in statement
Inviting Americans to look at their families for stories of immigration, the leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called attention to the hardships and contributions of immigrants and urged "a humane immigration policy."
Infant safe after being found abandoned at Minnesota cathedral
Nathan Leonhardt, a custodian at the cathedral, discovered the child Jan. 4 as he was locking the building about 6 p.m. following evening Mass. The baby was left in a plastic laundry basket between the exterior and interior doors of a church entrance.
At installation Mass, Bishop Parkes stresses work ahead
Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, installed as the bishop of St. Petersburg Jan. 4, urged diocesan Catholics to focus on being missionary disciples.
Marchers carry crosses through Chicago in memory of murder victims
Hundreds of people joined a march organized by the pastor of St. Sabina Parish on the city's South Side to remember each of the 762 people who died by gun violence in 2016.